Bevd

Are you planning a trip??!

Checking in too

Some of you will remember that when Darcy had her xrays last week (22.5 months post diagnosis/amp, osteo) we also had a small lump removed. The lump was just above her stump and had been there for a couple of months (and had been checked numerous times but it didn't change and the vet wasn't concerned about it). Anyway, whilst she was under for the xrays, we had the lump removed and sent to the lab and I can report that it was....... benign Or, as I described it to some friends immediately after the call came, "a nothingy blob" We seem to be heading towards another very very important date on our calendar....

Sending good thoughts

Im so sorry to hear of your loss

I'm so sorry Meri Sleep tight Bull

Add meeeeeeeeee to the giant smiling persons club

I don't want this thread to be about our Flashman - nooooooooooooooooooo I am so sorry Patti He was one in a million Sleep tight baby Flashy

Yep I couldn't possibly comment at this early stage I shall try to remedy that ASAP We don't have much heat. We are British

Today is good

I've not said anything over the past few weeks because I wanted it to be very low key (don't know why - just felt more comfortable that way) but Darcy has been having a few blood tests because she's dropped some weight. It's not been a sudden weight loss but it has happened and we couldn't put it down to her eating less (that we're aware of) or more excercise (hardly ). So she had a full blood work up including thyroid, blood smear etc and all was normal for her. The only quirk in the red blood count turns out to be 'normal' given that Darcy has some mild heart damage from her doxorubicin (chemo drug). So the next (final) thing really was to do chest x rays. It's been 6 months since she last had any and it's 22.5 months now since diagnosis/amp so.... But everything is still as clear as it was 22.5 months ago Darcy is absolutely fine in herself and other than the weight loss (which isn't massive - it's been about 3kg since Feb) and she doesn't have any other symptoms of anything untoward, so we're just going to assume that she's been eating a bit less than she'd previously been and maybe throwing her toy once or twice more in a week than she normally does The miracle continues

Tracey - I'm so sorry about this rollercoaster you're on. I'm very glad to hear that lovely Cosmo is still holding her own - and who knows, maybe a miracle will happen with the new drug/treament. But if it doesn't, I wish you many more happy times together for as long as is good for you all

Audrey - I am so sorry to hear that Asia had to leave you

Poppy (13 years) has access to outdoors most of the time (when we are in - which is most of the time!) but she still has poop accidents, often whilst she is asleep. I think it's just par for the course with some older dogs.

Thinking of you all

I'm sorry to hear it Audrey Love to Asia and to you

I think sometimes the temp can go up when they are stressed/distressed. Hope he's feeling a lot better today

Woooohooooooooo Sterling

Fabulous!!

Continued good thoughts from here

I'm just catching up Thinking good thoughts for you all

More good thoughts coming from here

You know - I don't even mess around any more. If it goes on for more than a day or so (and I know you mentione a week, on and off) I'd get the vet to look and unless he/she found something very obvious, I'd ask for x rays straight away. I'd much much rather rule out a very important thing (which can be a ticking time bomb) and then work out what the actual problem is, rather than rule other stuff out and find that we've lost vital days or weeks. If that makes sense. Hoping it's something very simple for Hannah